Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

Xu Damao crossed his arms over his chest, looking very confident.

"Brother, you can take a look at the stuff, but we two brothers can guarantee that there are absolutely no fakes here."

The man patted the bag on his shoulder and made a solemn promise.

The sturdy man carrying the bag carefully took off the bag from his shoulders, looked around vigilantly, and then brought the bag to Xu Damao.

"Big brother, there is nothing absolute in this world. Don't speak so quickly. I'm sure you know the market conditions in the ghost market, right? There are definitely more fakes than real ones. There's nothing we can do about it. We all come out here to make money."

Xu Damao said this calmly, and at the same time stretched out his hand to signal the big man to open the package himself.

"You're right, brother, but I can guarantee that at least 90% of the things here are genuine!"

The sturdy man felt a little indignant when he saw Xu Damao being so calm, so he reached out and opened the bag with a little resentment.

"Oh my! Old man, this is not your first time to come to our ghost market to make a living, right? You don't even know the rules here? In this place, porcelain cannot be touched! I'm not bragging, but I refuse to open this package. What if there is something damaged inside and you insist that I broke it? What should I do then?"

Xu Damao made a bitter face and hurriedly explained.

"Hahaha, so there is such a trick. I really didn't know about it. Please forgive me, brother! Let me put it this way. Just look at these things. If you like any of them, just name a price. As long as the price is right, we'll make a deal!"

The sturdy man scratched his head, chuckled twice, and said rather embarrassedly, while motioning Xu Damao to pick any item and make a quote.

"Hey, how can you ask me to bid? You are the seller, so you should name the price! I just want to see if it is worth buying."

Xu Damao sighed helplessly and responded.

Xu Damao spoke some polite words, but his heart began to become turbulent and unstable.

After all, Xu Damao possessed a special night vision ability. With just a glance out of the corner of his eye, he could see two bronze cups placed in the opened bundle.

After just a few quick glances, Xu Damao immediately asserted that these two items were most likely authentic, rather than imitations from the Ming and Qing dynasties!

"Xiao'e, bring me the lantern quickly so I can take a good look at the treasure this big brother brought. You two can have a cigarette and rest for a while. It's pitch black here. I must take the lantern and take a closer look. Otherwise, if I make a mistake, it will be a heavy loss."

Xu Damao spoke to himself, pretending to be calm and composed. At the same time, he took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes, took out two and handed them to the two men.

"No problem, brother, just take your time to look around. I've said before that at least 90% of the things in my bag are genuine!"

The man seemed calm and composed, responding to Xu Damao with a smile on his face, and seemed confident and confident about what he was carrying.

He took the Daqianmen handed to him by Xu Damao, put it in his mouth naturally, took out a box of matches from his pocket, lit it and lit the cigarette in his mouth, and at the same time used the remaining half match to light the cigarette in his companion's mouth.

Seeing this, Xu Damao also took out a cigarette and lit it in his mouth. The three of them started puffing smoke at the same time.

"Could it be that this guy is also an expert with a unique vision and outstanding discernment? But judging from his appearance, he doesn't look like it..."

Xu Damao speculated secretly in his mind, but at the same time, he pretended to be calm, picked up the lantern, and began to check the items in the bag one by one.

Of course, the first thing that caught my eye was still the two bronze cups, one large and one small. I just took a quick glance and didn't look at them carefully, so I must savor them carefully this time.

"Shit! One is from the Shang Dynasty, and the other is from the Western Zhou Dynasty. And the Shang Dynasty cup is obviously smaller than the Western Zhou Dynasty one."

Xu Damao's heart was filled with raging waves, but his face was calm as water, showing no emotion at all.

The bronze wares from the Shang and Zhou dynasties are globally recognized as treasures of world art! The world's major museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the British Museum, all regard the bronze wares from the Shang and Zhou dynasties as their treasures...

This cup has a special status in history for two reasons: first, it is an important ritual vessel for worshiping heaven, earth and ancestors; second, it is a king-level daily drinking utensil.

Looking at these two cups, the larger one has particularly exquisite patterns, especially the banana leaf pattern on it, which is extremely rare and amazing.

It is extremely rare to have patterns on the top and in the middle, and it also has a family emblem pattern on it. Xu Damao picked it up with one hand, looked around the lantern carefully for a few times, and then casually threw it aside.

The other jug ​​was a cultural relic from the Shang Dynasty. Xu Damao also looked at it for a while with a calm expression, then put it aside. He then picked up the coins inside and placed them side by side with the lantern for inspection.

These coins were placed in a disorderly manner, including those from the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty, and even a few silver dollars were mixed in...

After flipping through them casually, I didn't find anything particularly valuable. Except for the small leather coins and silver dollars from the Qing Dynasty, the ancient coins were in very poor condition and it was probably difficult to sell them for even one yuan each.

"The state of preservation is so poor. It's such a waste of these good things."

Xu Damao muttered to himself as he looked through the silver dollars in his hand. Most of these silver dollars were Yuan Datou coins and were not worth much. But when he saw the third one, Xu Damao's pupils suddenly contracted, and then his hand trembled slightly, and as if nothing had happened, he threw the silver dollar in his hand directly onto the pile of copper coins next to him.

"Brother Niu, is what that guy said reliable? He asked us to do something for him, but he only gave us such a small amount of money as a reward? Aren't all the goods fake? What if we can't sell them?"

"Keep your voice down. It's night time now. The guy asked us to do something for him and only gave us thirty dollars, plus these little things. He also said that we can only sell them after he leaves."

"Humph! If these things are fake, then thirty dollars is not enough for us to live comfortably for a few days! I saw it with my own eyes when I took the things. The room was full of big stuff!"

The man named Brother Niu complained in a low voice.